A looping steel roller coaster towering over a Ferris wheel, carousel, pirate-ship ride and empty fairground midway.

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Theme Parks & Amusement

The best places to go for theme parks & amusement — choose your destination, then the right place to stay.

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Best places to stay for theme parks & amusement

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Abu Dhabi's Corniche skyline of glass towers above the turquoise Gulf with sailboats and a UAE flag.

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi · United Arab EmiratesThe Persian Gulf wraps a T-shaped island at Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, known for the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Wahat Al Karama.Where to stay →

New Orleans central business district skyline seen across the Mississippi River with riverfront hotels.

New Orleans

Louisiana · United StatesThe spires of St. Louis Cathedral rise over New Orleans, a river city in Louisiana founded in 1718 and known for The Cabildo and its old French streets.Where to stay →

Pyongyang skyline across the Taedong River with the pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel rising above the city under a blue sky.

Pyongyang

Pyongyang · North KoreaPavilions and museums line the Taedong River in Pyongyang, the capital and largest city of North Korea, with the Korean Central History Museum among them.Where to stay →

Yokohama Minato Mirai waterfront skyline with the Landmark Tower and Cosmo Clock 21 Ferris wheel under blue sky

Yokohama

Kanagawa · JapanYokohama is a major port on Tokyo Bay, capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and a harbour city in the Kantō region known for its Minatomirai waterfront.Where to stay →

Aerial view of Santa Monica's sweeping sandy beach, coastal bluffs and low-rise skyline along the Pacific.

Santa Monica

California · United StatesSea light washes the shore at Santa Monica, a coastal city in California, known for the Santa Monica Pier and Muscle Beach.Where to stay →

Hillside panorama of Kobe's dense cityscape stretching to the port and bay under a clear sky.

Kobe

Hyōgo · JapanWharves and hillside residences ring Kobe, a port city on Osaka Bay in the Kansai region of Honshu, known for Kobe Port Tower and the Kitano foreign…Where to stay →

Aerial view of Eilat's Red Sea resort hotels and palm-lined grounds with desert mountains beyond.

Eilat

Southern District · IsraelDry desert light hangs over Eilat, the southernmost city of the Southern District, a resort town founded in 1951 by the Eilat Museum.Where to stay →

Sendai skyline in Miyagi, high-rise towers rising beyond the green trees of the surrounding hills.

Sendai

Miyagi-ken · JapanWooded hills rise above Sendai, the largest city of the Tohoku region and capital of Miyagi Prefecture, close to both the sea and the mountains.Where to stay →

Coney Island

Jersey City · New Jersey · United StatesThe Wonder Wheel turns above the sand at Coney Island, the amusement quarter on the Brooklyn oceanfront of New York City.Where to stay →

Blackpool Tower rising above the promenade, North Pier and wide sandy beach along the Irish Sea coast

Blackpool

England · United KingdomSalt air carries down the front at Blackpool, a resort town on the Irish Sea in Lancashire, known for Blackpool Tower and the Pleasure Beach Resort.Where to stay →

Chūō

Chūō

Tokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanChūō is central Tokyo's ward of Ginza and Nihonbashi, wrapping shopping streets, old merchant blocks and Sumida River wharves.Where to stay →

Kōtō

Kōtō

Tokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · JapanKōtō is an eastern ward of Tokyo, a canal-crossed borough holding Fukagawa, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and Kidzania Tokyo.Where to stay →

21 more Theme Parks & Amusement destinations, by country

Japan (5)

Taitō-kuTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · Japan ToshimaTokyo · Tokyo Prefecture · Japan Naka-kuYokohama · Kanagawa · Japan Kanagawa-kuYokohama · Kanagawa · Japan Nishi-kuYokohama · Kanagawa · Japan

United States (8)

Universal CityLos Angeles · California · United States DowntownAtlanta · Georgia · United States Peachtree CenterAtlanta · Georgia · United States Old Fourth WardAtlanta · Georgia · United States Sweet AuburnAtlanta · Georgia · United States Haight-AshburySan Francisco · California · United States Mission DistrictSan Francisco · California · United States The CastroSan Francisco · California · United States

Mexico (2)

PolancoMexico City · Ciudad de México · Mexico Miguel HidalgoMexico City · Ciudad de México · Mexico

Finland (4)

NaantaliVarsinais-Suomi · Finland RymättyläVarsinais-Suomi · Finland MerimaskuVarsinais-Suomi · Finland NapapiiriRovaniemi · Lapland · Finland

South Korea (1)

Songpa DistrictSeoul · Seoul · South Korea

North Korea (1)

Moranbong-guyokPyongyang · Pyongyang · North Korea